COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 1 Maryland women’s lacrosse team (16-0, 4-0 B1G) finishes the regular season at No. 13 Penn State (11-4, 3-1) Thursday at 7 p.m.
- The game will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. Live stats will be available here.
- In-game updates will also be provided on Maryland's Twitter account (@marylandwlax).
quick hits
- The Big Ten regular season title is on the line when the Terps face the Nittany Lions. Maryland clinched a share of the championship with a win over Michigan last week and can win outright with a win over Penn State.
- With a win over Penn State, Maryland will finish the regular season undefeated for the third straight season. The Terps have had eight undefeated regular seasons in their history and have gone to the national championship game in seven of those years.
- Senior midfielder Taylor Cummings leads the Terps with 47 ground balls, 104 draw controls and 40 caused turnovers. She is second on the team with 43 goals, 14 assists and 57 points.
- Sophomore attacker Megan Whittle leads Maryland offensively with 56 goals and 58 points. Junior attacker Caroline Wannen leads the team with 20 assists.
- The Terps lead the nation in offense, averaging 15.63 goals per game, and scoring margin (9.19). Maryland ranks fourth nationally in defense, allowing just 6.44 goals per game.
last time out
- Led by a balanced offense, the Terps defeated Michigan, 18-8, last Saturday.
- Four Terps notched four points against the Wolverines, including sophomore attackerMegan Whittle (3G, 1A), junior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg (3G, 1A), freshman attacker Caroline Steele (3G, 1A) and Caroline Wannen (1G, 3A).
- Senior midfielder Bryn Boucherand freshman midfielder Jen Giles each posted two goals and one assist. Senior midfielder Taylor Cummings scored twice.
- Junior defender Nadine Hadnagy caused three turnovers while senior defender Alice Mercer and Steele each caused two. Cummings finished the game with 10 draw controls.
terrapin-nittany lion history
- Maryland is 36-14-1 all-time against Penn State. Cathy Reese is 9-0 against the Nittany Lions in her time at Maryland.
- The Terps have won the last 10 meetings agains Penn State. Last season, Taylor Cummings tallied four goals as Maryland defeated Penn State, 13-10.
Scouting the penn state nittany lions
- The Nittany Lions won two conference games last week over Michigan and Northwestern.
- Madison Cyr leads Penn State with 45 goals and 60 points while Steph Lazo has a team-high 27 assists.
- Emi Smith, the 2015 Big Ten Goaltender of the Year, has started every game in goal. She holds a 10.30 goals-against average and a .431 save percentage.
no place like home
- The Terps finished the regular season home schedule at 9-0 for 2016. The senior class moved to 42-0 in their careers in College Park.
- Maryland is 103-2 in College Park under head coach Cathy Reese. The Terps have won all seven games in which they have played an opponent ranked No. 1 or 2 at home in the past seven seasons.
- Maryland is currently on a 50-game win streak at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex and hasn’t lost in College Park since March 10, 2012.
terps announce 2016 broadcast schedule
- The Maryland women’s lacrosse team will have games featured on the Big Ten Network at least three times this season and will star in BTN’s B1G Close Up.
- The Terps will be featured with Northwestern on B1G Close Up, BTN’s 60-minute, all-access special debuting on April 7 at 9 p.m. BTN’s cameras will go behind-the-scenes with each program for 72 hours as they prepare for the highly-anticipated Northwestern at Maryland lacrosse game on Thursday, March 31.
- All of Maryland's home games will be live streamed on BTN Plus.
- Three of Maryland’s regular season games will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network, including Northwestern (March 31), Virginia (April 20) and at Penn State (April 28). The Big Ten Network will also air the entirety of the 2016 Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Tournament.
FIVE terps named to tewaaraton watch list
- Five members of the women's lacrosse team were named the Tewaaraton Watch List.
- Senior midfielder Taylor Cummings, the 2014 and 2015 recipient of the prestigious award, highlights the watch list. Sophomore Megan Whittle and senior defender Alice Mercer, who were named to the list last season, and junior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg were also selected to the initial list in February.
- Junior defender Nadine Hadnagy was added to the watch list in April.
- The Terps have the most representatives of any program on the list.
terps picked to top big ten
- Maryland was unanimously chosen to win the Big Ten Championship in the conference coaches’ preseason poll.
- Seniors Taylor Cummings and Alice Mercer and sophomore Megan Whittle were selected as Maryland’s Players to Watch in 2016. All three were named preseason First Team All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse.
- The 2016 Big Ten Tournament will be hosted by Northwestern from May 5-8.
maryland captures 13th national title
- Maryland overcame the biggest halftime upset in championship history to capture the Terps’ 13th national championship and second consecutive title in 2015 over North Carolina, 9-8.
- Midfielder Taylor Cummings was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player after posting five goals, six assists, 12 draw controls and two caused turnovers in the Final Four.
- Cummings, Megan Whittle, Kelly McPartland and Megan Douty were named to the all-tournament team.
five terps named preseason all-americans
- IWLCA All-Americans Taylor Cummings, Alice Mercer and Megan Whittle were named preseason First Team All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse.
- The Terps have the most players of any program on the first team. Nadine Hadnagy and Zoe Stukenberg were named to the preseason second team.
- All players honored by Inside Lacrosse are Maryland’s returning starters in 2016.
freshman class ranked no. 2
- Maryland announced the addition of 10 athletes to the program, bringing in the second-ranked class by Inside Lacrosse.
- Seven new Terps were named among the magazine’s Top 50 Freshmen rankings, led by No. 15 Jen Giles, No. 16 Caroline Steele and No. 20 Shelby Mercer. All seven were also Under Armour All-Americans.
- Steele was named the MVP of the UA All-American game.
maryland votes 2016 captains
- The Maryland women’s lacrosse team selected seniors Taylor Cummings and Alice Mercer and juniors Nadine Hadnagy and Zoe Stukenberg as the captains for 2016.
- All four captains have started since joining the Terps as freshmen and were named Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-Americans for this season.
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